EL PASO, Texas – Aaron and Alvin Jones continued their mission in giving back to the El Paso community. Friday, the brothers hosted a charity softball game at Southwest University Park. Every dollar raised from the event went to the Jones’ charity organization, the A&A All the Way Foundation. Proceeds raised from the event will
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s officially, official. Ivan Melendez is the best college baseball player in 2022. Friday, the former Coronado Thunderbird was named this year’s Golden Spikes Award winner. The Golden Spikes Award is the equivalent of college football’s Heisman Trophy, but for baseball. For the last two seasons Melendez has played for the
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EL PASO, Texas – Wright Stanton III didn’t know how to swim, but he didn’t let that stop him from trying to learn. Stanton III taught himself, and it was that decision that led him to a career worthy of induction into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame. With a relentless determination and teaching
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EL PASO, Texas – It was pretty well known that KJ Lewis’ time in the Sun City was winding down. Tuesday, it was made official by Lewis himself. The 4-star basketball recruit, and University of Arizona commit announced via Twitter that he’s transferring to Duncanville High School for his senior year. Duncanville is located in
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EL PASO, Texas – Jim Bowden’s road to the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame was filled with a lot of hard work and determination. Nothing came easy to the former Eastwood Trooper and former UTEP Miner. Bowden fell in love with the game of basketball, and it was that sport that helped shape the
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s no secret that El Paso loves the Dallas Cowboys. Monday, Cowboys Nation in the Borderland was at a fever pitch when Cowboys legend Troy Aikman paid a visit to El Paso. Aikman was in town to promote his beer called “Eight” named after the jersey number he wore during his
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OMAHA, Nebraska – Another day, another award for El Pasoan Ivan Melendez. Friday, Melendez was named this year’s recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy. The award is given to the best college baseball player in the country. The former Coronado Thunderbird has just been phenomenal for the Texas Longhorns this season. Melendez leads the nation
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EL PASO, Texas – Bruce Gordon always wanted the very best for his students, whether it was on the track, or in life. He knew early in life that he wanted to be a coach. After graduating from UTEP in 1974, Gordon wasted no time and began his coaching career. Gordon graduated from Coronado High
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP track and field’s Jevaughn Powell was named the 2022 Conference USA Men’s Track Athlete of the Year on Thursday as voted on by the league’s head coaches “Jevaughn had a fantastic year and he made a big leap forward as an athlete during this outdoor season,” UTEP Head Coach Mika Laaksonen said. “He
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EL PASO, Texas – Brian Kennedy wasn’t an athlete, but sports was his passion. A jack of all trades, Kennedy has worn many hats throughout his career. From a being a radio disc jockey, to a play-by-play announcer, and most recently an attorney. Kennedy’s biggest responsibility came as CEO of the El Paso Sports Commission.
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball filled an important piece of the frontcourt puzzle for next season with the signing of Georgia Southern transfer Thaniya Marks, head coach Kevin Baker announced on Tuesday. Marks will have two years of eligibility left for the Miners. Marks shot 57.8 percent from the floor during the 2021-22 campaign
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – Locomotive goalkeeper Evan Newton earned a spot on the USL Championship’s Team of the Week for Week 14 following his three-save performance against Phoenix Rising FC on Saturday night. This is Newton’s second time on the Team of the Week Starting XI with El Paso Locomotive FC and his eighth
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame not only honors athletes and coaches, but also officials who ensure the rules of the game are followed. Chris Snead is being inducted into the hall of fame as part of the officials category. Snead graduate from Hanks High School in 1987. He then
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Thursday that Steve Sims has been named the new women’s golf head coach for the Miners. Sims comes to El Paso after spending nearly a decade as an assistant at UCF where he helped lead the Knights to six team and two individual NCAA Regional
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EL PASO, Texas – David Moore knew at an early age that coaching may be in his future. Moore’s father coached basketball at Ysleta High School, and he always had a love for the game. “I grew up playing sports, and that’s just something that I loved to do,” Moore said. “It just seemed that
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EL PASO, Texas – Ivan Melendez is no doubt one of the best players in college baseball this season, and he could soon have a major award that proves it. Wednesday, the Coronado graduate was named one of the three finalists for the 2022 Golden Spikes Award. The award is presented by USA Baseball and
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EL PASO, Texas – When Kenneth Lucero was a senior at Coronado High School, he had a decision to make. Focus entirely on basketball, or try something new and join the track and field team. Throughout his first three years at Coronado, coaches tried to persuade him to run cross country and run track, but
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EUGENE, Oregon – Suleiman Nyambui, a 15-time national champion at UTEP from 1978 to 1982, will receive the prestigious honor of being inducted into the inaugural Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame. The presentation will take place Monday night, June 6 starting at 8:30 p.m. MT/7:30 PT at the Hult Center for Performing Arts in Eugene, Ore., two
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AUSTIN, Texas – It wasn’t how the Americas Trail Blazers were hoping to end their season, but it didn’t take away from the journey and all the Blazers accomplished. Friday afternoon in Austin, Americas lost to O’Connor, 7-5 in the 6A softball state semi-final game. The Blazers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in
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EL PASO, Texas – The Americas Trail Blazers are certainly blazing new trails, and it’s a trail they hope will lead to a state title. Thursday morning, the Americas softball team boarded a plane for Austin, TX, the site of the 6A state softball tournament final four. The Blazers will face Northside O’Connor High School,
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EL PASO, Texas – On the 75th anniversary of the area code that identifies El Paso, UTEP Athletics is introducing a “915” promotional campaign that will encompass all 17 of its sport programs during the 2022-23 season. The mission of the “915” campaign is to embrace and engage the greater El Paso community while generating
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Ciudad Juarez, MX – FC Juarez hopes it has finally found the man to lend to prominence in the prestigious top-flight Liga MX. FC Juarez officially introduced former Liga MX goalkeeper Hernan Cristante as its new manager on Thursday. Cristante comes most recently from fellow Liga MX side Queretaro, who finished the 2022 season with
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EL PASO, Texas – The question might not be whether or not Eugene Costello was going to be the Andress head boys’ basketball coach, but rather why it took so long to officially give him the job. EPISD officially removed Costello’s interim coaching tag on Thursday, making the 41-year old Costello the full-time head coach
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EL PASO, Texas – At the request of Conference USA, UTEP at Rice, originally scheduled for Nov. 5, has been moved to Thursday, Nov. 3. Additional information will be provided at a later date. UTEP last played a regular-season game on Thursday in 2012 when the Miners played at Tulsa on Oct. 11. The Miners defeated the Owls
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EL PASO, Texas – Things are peaking at the right time for the Americas softball team. For the first time since 2012, the Trail Blazers find themselves in the sweet 16 of the Class 6A tournament. Americas is coming off a victory against Midland High School in the regional quarterfinals. It was a hard fought
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC has signed midfielder Liam Rose for the remainder of the 2022 USL Championship season, pending league and federation approval and the receipt of his P-1 Visa and ITC. Per club policy, details of the signing have not been disclosed. Rose, 25, joins El Paso Locomotive FC with a familiarity
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EL PASO, Texas – Fred DeBernardi (track and field), John Furman (football), Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. (football), Jennifer Smit (track and field), the 1974-75 women’s basketball team and the 1974 volleyball team form the 19th induction class into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame. This year’s class will be honored at the Miners’ football game
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The UTEP track and field team captured 13 medals, including four gold medals on the final day at the 2022 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at UTSA Park West Athletics Complex on Sunday. Overall, the UTEP men’s team finished in second place with 124 points behind C-USA Outdoor Track and
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EL PASO, Texas – After 7 years, the Del Valle Conquistadores are headed back to the regional quarterfinals of the state playoffs. Saturday, Del Valle completed the sweep against Lubbock Coronado to become area champions. It’s Del Valle’s first area championship since 2015. Unfortunately, Del Valle was the only team from El Paso to punch
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – El Paso Locomotive (4-6-1, 13 points, West-9) fell to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, 1-0, at Highmark Stadium in Pennsylvania on Saturday night. Midfielder and El Paso Locomotive Youth Academy player Joel Maldonado made his professional debut as a substitute in stoppage time in the second half. The first match between Pittsburgh and El Paso
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